IT Buddy vs Wi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IT Buddy
This utility app assists network professionals by scanning local networks, checking for open ports, and calculating IP addresses. It also verifies mail server RBL status and performs ping tests on any host.
- Local network scanning
- Open port detection
- IP address calculation
- RBL mail server checker
- Ping utility
- LAN and WAN IP display
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IT Buddy has been developed for Systems/Network Engineers. IT Buddy helps you calculate your network, scan your local network, scan host for open ports, shows your LAN and WAN IP, checks if your mail server is listed in RBL and ping any host (WAN or LAN). Features: - LAN Scan - Port Scan - IP Calculator - RBL Checker - Ping - WhatIsMyIP (WAN & LAN)
Wi
This app provides comprehensive network analysis and diagnostic tools for professionals and home users. It offers speed tests, DNS benchmarking, network scanning, and security monitoring to optimize and troubleshoot WiFi performance.
- WiFi speed test
- DNS performance benchmark
- Network latency heatmap
- LAN scanner and device discovery
- Security monitoring and spy detector
- Port scanner and diagnostics
- MTU discovery
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Wi-Fi Analyzer Network Scanner is your complete network diagnostic toolkit that transforms your iPhone into a professional-grade network analyzer. This comprehensive WiFi analyzer and network scanner provides everything you need for network troubleshooting, WiFi optimization, and security monitoring. Whether you are a network administrator managing enterprise infrastructure, an IT professional diagnosing connectivity issues, or a home user wanting to optimize your WiFi performance, this network tools suite delivers professional results with an intuitive interface. WIFI SPEED TEST AND NETWORK PERFORMANCE Our advanced speed test engine measures your internet connection with precision. Test download speeds, upload speeds, and latency to understand your true network performance. The WiFi analyzer displays detailed metrics including signal strength measurements, channel interference analysis, and network quality assessment. The integrated ping test supports both TCP and UDP protocols, allowing you to check connectivity to any server worldwide. Monitor response times, track packet loss, and analyze network stability with comprehensive statistics. New jitter measurement helps identify network consistency issues that affect VoIP calls, online gaming, and video streaming quality. DNS PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK Compare DNS provider performance with our DNS benchmark feature. Test response times from eight popular DNS services including Cloudflare DNS, Google Public DNS, Quad9, OpenDNS, and AdGuard DNS. Our DNS lookup tool also supports comprehensive record type queries for technical analysis. NETWORK LATENCY HEATMAP Visualize your connection quality to servers around the world with our interactive latency heatmap. Test network latency across sixteen global server locations. NETWORK SCANNER AND DEVICE DISCOVERY Discover every device connected to your local network with our powerful LAN scanner. The network scanner identifies all devices on your WiFi network, displaying IP addresses, MAC addresses, and vendor information. Create a complete inventory including routers, computers, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and IoT devices. SECURITY MONITORING AND SPY DETECTOR Protect your network with built-in security monitoring tools. The spy detector functionality helps identify suspicious or unauthorized devices connected to your WiFi network. PORT SCANNER AND NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS The professional port scanner checks for open TCP and UDP ports on any host. Customize port ranges for targeted scanning or use predefined ranges for common services. Identify running services, check firewall configurations, and diagnose connectivity issues with detailed scan results. Additional diagnostic tools include MTU discovery for optimizing packet sizes, host analyzer for detailed network interface information, and Wake on LAN for remotely powering on computers. IP TOOLS AND NETWORK UTILITIES Access a complete suite of IP utilities within the app. The subnet calculator helps plan network addressing schemes with CIDR notation support. Reverse DNS lookup identifies hostnames from IP addresses. IP geolocation reveals geographic location and ISP information for any IP address worldwide. The WHOIS domain lookup provides registration details for any domain name. Our QR code generator creates shareable codes for WiFi credentials. Bonjour and mDNS service discovery identifies available network services automatically. WIFI ANALYSIS AND SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION Our WiFi analyzer provides detailed channel analysis to identify interference and optimize router placement. Signal strength mapping helps locate dead zones and areas with weak coverage. Whether you need to run a quick ping test, perform comprehensive WiFi analysis, scan your network for connected devices, benchmark DNS providers, or test global latency, this network analyzer toolkit has you covered. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IT Buddy at none against Wi's 3. IT Buddy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and ratings volume (39 vs 7). Wi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Wi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IT Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IT Buddy has 39 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of IT Buddy's written reviews are positive against 83% of Wi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
IT Buddy ships an update every 6 months, Wi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IT Buddy | Wi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pale Blue Software Ltd | Igor Bidenko |
Customer experience
IT Buddy
Wi
In-app purchases
IT Buddy
No in-app purchases
Wi
- Wi-Fi Analyzer Network Scanner$4.991 Month
- Wi-Fi Analyzer Network Scanner3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Wi-Fi Analyzer Network Scanner$29.99
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